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Durant, Thunder run wild on Nets in 100-78 win

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder are starting to find their stride after the lock-out nearly cost the league an entire season.

Durant scored 30 points before taking the fourth quarter off and the Thunder made it three straight wins by rolling past the error-prone New Jersey Nets 100-78 on Wednesday night.

Oklahoma City forced 13 turnovers and blocked 7 shots, a season high. Serge Ibaka had 3 blocks in the contest, a season-high thus far.

"We did a good job of causing turnovers and I think that we got a lot of deflections that led to some easy baskets for us. That kind of was the game for us tonight," Durant said.

Russell Westbrook added 18 points and five assists through the first three quarters as all but one player scored for Oklahoma City. Reserve James Harden had 16 points and Daequan Cook and Ibaka added 8 apiece.

Deron Williams led the Nets 'effort' with 19 points and rookie Marshon Brooks added 17 points and 12 rebounds.

The Thunder will have a day off before welcoming the Denver Nuggets to town. Denver is coming off an 87-73 loss to the Knicks, just there second of the season to bring their record to 4-2.

New Jersey Nets at Oklahoma City Thunder
Nov 16, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Jersey (3-4)	19	18	16	25	78
Oklahoma City (5-4)	21	21	29	29	100

New Jersey Nets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Humphries, PF	39	2-8	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	1	3	7
A. Morrow, SF	34	5-15	3-6	2-2	7	1	1	0	0	15
B. Lopez, C	37	6-17	0-1	3-3	3	1	1	0	1	15
M. Brooks, SG	33	5-7	0-0	7-7	12	5	1	2	0	17
D. Williams, PG	38	7-20	1-7	4-4	4	5	3	1	7	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. James, SF	18	2-4	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	6
D. Stevenson, SG	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
J. Farmar, PG	11	0-5	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	0
M. Okur, C	19	0-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		28-83	4-15	18-18	42	13	9	5	13	78

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Ibaka, PF	24	4-6	0-0	0-0	10	1	0	3	0	8
K. Durant, SF	33	12-24	1-5	5-6	2	3	0	1	3	30
K. Perkins, C	28	1-2	0-0	0-0	9	3	1	0	0	2
T. Sefolosha, SG	24	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	5
R. Westbrook, PG	33	8-17	0-0	2-2	2	5	2	1	1	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Harden, SG	25	6-11	2-4	2-2	6	1	1	0	2	16
E. Maynor, PG	16	1-1	1-1	2-2	2	7	0	0	0	5
D. Cook, SG	9	3-6	2-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	8
N. Collison, PF	19	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	1	2	1	0	4
C. Aldrich, C	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2
R. Jackson, PG	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	2
N. Mohammed. C	21	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		40-77	7-18	13-14	44	26	9	7	11	100

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GAME 10 PREVIEW

Matchup Preview | November 18, 2011
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Denver Nuggets (4-2, 2-0 Away)		Oklahoma City Thunder (5-4, 3-0 Home)
Projected Starters Ty Lawson Point Guard Russell Westbrook Arron Afflalo Shooting Guard Thabo Sefolosha Danilo Gallinari Small Forward Kevin Durant Nene Power Forward Serge Ibaka Timofey Mozgov Center Kendrick Perkins Injury Report Danilo Gallinari Strained Groin, 2-4 weeks Eric Mayor Sprained Ankle, day to day Game Notes Thunder took all 4 games from Denver last season.

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Kevin Durant tallies career-high 53 points as Thunder defeat Nuggets in OT

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant, the NBA's scoring leader, had a career-high 53 points, including 36 in the second half and overtime, and the Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 105-98.

"He was on fire," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "He wasn't even hitting the rim."

The Thunder needed Durant to take on the extra scoring load as Russell Westbrook was limited to just 18 minutes due to foul trouble.

James Harden and Serge Ibaka were the only Thunder players to score in double figures with 11 and 12 points respectively.

Ty Lawson scored 24 points for Denver, while Danilo Gallinari, added 22 and 12 rebounds.

Lawson took over at the end of fourth quarter scoring 6 straight points to force overtime. However, the Nuggets couldn't keep the momentum in their favor as the Thunder outscored them 13-6 in the extra period.

OKC will close out the three game home-stand with a visit from the Utah Jazz who hold a 5-4 record so far this season.

Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
Nov 18, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Denver (4-4)	26	16	19	31	6	98
Oklahoma City (6-4)	22	25	20	25	13	105

Denver Nuggets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Nene, PF	41	9-12	0-0	2-2	7	0	1	1	0	20
D. Gallinari, SF	40	11-20	0-2	0-1	12	1	0	1	3	22
T. Mozgov, C	22	2-2	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	2	0	6
A. Afflalo, SG	39	2-10	0-3	5-5	7	3	1	0	0	9
T. Lawson, PG	41	9-14	2-5	4-4	3	4	0	0	2	24
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Miller, PG	27	3-11	0-2	4-4	1	4	0	0	0	10
R. Fernandez, SG	18	2-11	1-7	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	5
C. Brewer, SF	10	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
A. Harrington, PF	19	0-8	0-3	0-0	6	2	1	0	1	0
C. Andersen, C	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		39-92	3-24	17-18	47	17	4	4	7	98

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Ibaka, PF	35	5-8	0-1	2-2	9	0	0	0	0	12
K. Durant, SF	42	20-40	1-2	12-15	4	4	0	1	0	53
K. Perkins, C	40	2-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	2	4
T. Sefolosha, SG	23	1-2	1-2	0-2	3	2	1	0	1	3
R. Westbrook, PG	18	2-5	0-0	3-3	2	2	1	0	2	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Harden, SG	34	4-11	1-4	2-2	8	2	0	0	0	11
E. Maynor, PG	23	2-5	1-2	0-4	1	6	0	0	1	5
R. Jackson, PG	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	2
N. Collison, PF	20	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2
D. Cook, SG	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
N. Mohammed, C	14	2-3	0-0	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	6
TEAM TOTALS		40-82	4-12	21-30	42	20	4	2	7	105

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GAME 11 PREVIEW

Matchup Preview | November 20, 2011
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Utah Jazz (5-4, 2-3 Away)		Oklahoma City Thunder (6-4, 4-0 Home)
Projected Starters Devin Harris Point Guard Russell Westbrook Raja Bell Shooting Guard Thabo Sefolosha Gordon Hayward Small Forward Kevin Durant Paul Millsap Power Forward Serge Ibaka Al Jefferson Center Kendrick Perkins Injury Report Eric Mayor Sprained Ankle, day to day Game Notes The Thunder won three out the four meetings last season.

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Jazz can't overcome Durant's 30 as Thunder earn 5th straight win

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City Thunder stretched their winning streak to 5 games with their win tonight over the Utah Jazz.

Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook added 18 and 8 assists as Oklahoma City held off the Jazz in the second half for a 81-71 victory.

"I think that we've just got to continue on this path. I think we're on a good roll right now," Durant said.

Serge Ibaka contributed 8 points, and 10 rebounds for the Thunder.

Devin Harris had 18 points to lead the Jazz and C.J. Miles scored 12 off the bench.

Next for the Thunder is a quick one game road trip to face the San Antonio Spurs who are 5-4 and lead by Tony Parker who is scoring 16.4 ppg and dishing out 7.3 assists.

Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder
Nov 20, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Utah (5-6)	21	13	23	14	71
Oklahoma City (7-4)	22	19	24	16	81

Utah Jazz
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
P. Millsap, PF	33	4-7	0-0	0-2	10	2	1	1	1	8
G. Hayward, SF	32	5-10	0-2	1-1	3	4	1	0	0	11
A. Jefferson, C	37	4-14	0-1	3-6	3	0	0	3	1	11
R. Bell, SG	24	4-10	0-1	1-1	7	2	2	0	1	9
D. Harris, PG	32	7-13	0-2	0-0	4	6	1	1	2	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C.J. Miles, SG	21	5-10	2-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	12
E. Kanter, C	10	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	2
E. Watson, PG	17	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	5	0	0	1	2
J. Howard, SF	24	1-7	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2
D. Favors, PF	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		32-80	2-10	5-10	43	21	6	6	7	71

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Ibaka, PF	32	4-8	0-0	0-0	10	0	0	1	1	8
K. Durant, SF	36	9-24	1-3	11-11	11	3	0	0	1	30
K. Perkins, C	32	1-5	0-0	2-4	7	1	1	0	1	4
T. Sefolosha, SG	24	3-4	2-2	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	8
R. Westbrook, PG	38	4-17	0-0	10-10	6	8	2	1	3	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Harden, SG	31	3-9	2-4	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	8
E. Maynor, PG	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0
N. Collison, PF	18	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	4
D. Cook, SG	7	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1
N. Mohammed, C	17	0-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		26-78	5-10	24-27	56	16	5	4	7	81

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GAME 12 PREVIEW

Matchup Preview | November 21, 2011
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Oklahoma City Thunder (7-4, 2-4 Away)		San Antonio Spurs (5-4, 3-2 Home)
Projected Starters Russell Westbrook Point Guard Tony Parker Manu Ginobili Shooting Guard Thabo Sefolosha Richard Jefferson Small Forward Kevin Durant DeJuan Blair Power Forward Serge Ibaka Tim Duncan Center Kendrick Perkins Game Notes Spurs defeated the Thunder in all three meetings last season.

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AROUND THE NBA - WEEK 3 WRAP-UP

NBA Standings - Updated: Nov 20, 2011
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB
Boston Celtics	8	1	--
Philadelphia 76ers	6	4	2.5
New York Knicks	5	6	4.0
New Jersey Nets	4	6	4.5
Toronto Raptors	2	7	6.0
CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	8	2	--
Chicago Bulls	6	5	2.5
Indiana Pacers	6	5	2.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	3	6	4.5
Detroit Pistons	2	7	5.5
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB
Atlanta Hawks	6	3	--
Miami Heat	6	3	--
Washington Wizards	5	4	1.0
Orlando Magic	2	7	4.0
Charlotte Bobcats	1	9	5.5
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB
Oklahoma City Thunder	7	4	--
Portland Trail Blazers	7	4	--
Denver Nuggets	4	4	1.5
Utah Jazz	5	6	2.0
Minnesota Timberwolves	3	7	3.5
PACIFIC	W	L	GB
Sacramento Kings	7	5	--
Golden State Warriors	7	5	--
Phoenix Suns	6	5	0.5
Los Angeles Lakers	5	5	1.0
Los Angeles Clippers	2	9	4.5
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB
Dallas Mavericks	7	3	--
Houston Rockets	6	4	1.0
Memphis Grizzlies	5	4	1.5
San Antonio Spurs	5	4	1.5
New Orleans Hornets	3	6	3.5

NBA Players of the Week - Nov. 13 - 19
Eastern Conference			Western Conference
	Derrick Rose, PG	CHI		Monta Ellis, SG	GSW

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Nov 20, 2011
Point Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. L. James, MIA	30.7		1. D. Howard, ORL	15.1
	2. K. Durant, OKC	30.6		2. B. Griffin, LAC	12.3
	3. A. Bargnani, TOR	27.2		3. D. Lee, GSW	11.7
	4. C. Anthony, NYK	26.1		4. A. Horford, ATL	11.3
	5. M. Ellis, GSW	26.0		5. Nene, DEN	10.9
Offensive Rebounds Per Game		ORPG	Assists Per Game		APG
	1. D. Howard, ORL	4.4		1. J. Wall, WAS	9.8
	2. L. Aldridge, POR	3.5		2. J. Kidd, DAL	9.7
	3. D. Cousins, SAC	3.3		3. R. Rondo, BOS	9.7
	4. B. Griffin, LAC	3.2		4. R. Felton, POR	9.5
	5. A. Stoudemire, NYK	3.0		5. J. Calderon, TOR	9.4
Steals Per Game		SPG	Blocks Per Game		BPG
	1. C. Paul, LAC	3.3		1. J. McGee, WAS	2.3
	2. S. Jackson, MIL	3.3		2. B. Lopez, NJ	2.3
	3. D. Granger, IND	3.0		3. D. Howard, ORL	2.2
	4. R. Rondo, BOS	3.0		4. A. Jefferson, UTA	2.2
	5. K. Lowry, HOU	2.9		5. A. Bynum, LAL	1.9

NBA Injury Report
Team	Player	Injury Note
MIA	J. Anthony	Broken Ankle - Out 6-8 weeks
GSW	D. Wright	Strained Oblique - Out 6-8 weeks
IND	P. George	Broken Jaw - Out 4-6 weeks
GSW	D. McGuire	Torn Meniscus - Out 2-4 weeks
PHX	R. Lopez	Sprained Foot - Out 1-2 weeks
ORL	H. Turkoglu	Strained Abdomen - Out day-to-day

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Parker's 26 helps Spurs down Thunder 91-87

SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio put a stop the Thunder's 5 game win streak thanks to Tony Parker's play down the stretch.

Parker scored the final four points that provided the difference in the game as the Spurs defeated Oklahoma City 91-87.

Parker had 26 points on the night, Manu Ginobili chipped in with 19 points and Tim Duncan added 15.

Untypically bad free throw shooting cost the Thunder the win as the missed a total for 12 freebies. I half those go in OKC would have won the game.

Kevin Durant led the Thunder in scoring once again with 46 points but he couldn't finish the game as the effects of playing on back-to-back nights showed through.

Russell Westbrook had his first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 assists but fouled out for the 2nd time in 3 games late in 4th quarter.

James Harden struggled with his shot hitting just 2 of 11 attempts.

The Thunder will return home for the next two games that bracket the Thanksgiving Holiday. First up will be a match-up with Kobe Bryant and the Lakers whom the OKC beat 92-83 on the opening night of the season. Bryant scored 38 points in the first meeting and Durant had 33.

Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
Nov 21, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oklahoma City (7-5)	18	17	24	28	87
San Antonio (6-4)	19	24	23	25	91

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Ibaka, PF	33	0-3	0-0	2-2	9	2	1	0	0	2
K. Durant, SF	42	18-32	2-3	8-13	10	1	1	2	3	46
K. Perkins, C	34	0-2	0-0	1-2	1	10	0	0	2	1
T. Sefolosha, SG	22	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	4
R. Westbrook, PG	34	4-17	0-1	6-8	3	10	2	0	1	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Harden, SG	30	2-11	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4
E. Maynor, PG	14	2-5	0-2	4-6	0	1	1	0	1	8
N. Mohammed, C	15	2-3	0-0	1-3	2	0	0	0	1	5
D. Cook, SG	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3
N. Collison, PF	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		31-78	3-10	22-34	41	14	8	5	7	87

San Antonio Spurs
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Blair, PF	31	2-7	0-1	2-2	8	1	0	1	0	6
R. Jefferson, SF	34	1-4	1-2	2-2	10	1	2	1	1	5
T. Duncan, C	35	5-8	0-0	5-7	5	1	0	2	0	15
M. Ginobili, SG	29	8-14	0-2	3-4	3	3	0	0	1	19
T. Parker, PG	38	9-21	0-1	8-8	6	7	0	1	7	26
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
G. Neal, SG	18	2-5	1-4	2-2	3	0	0	1	0	7
T. Splitter, C	24	2-7	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	4
K. Leonard, SF	19	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	0	2	4
T.J. Ford, PG	9	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	3
J. Anderson, SF	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
M. Bonner, PF	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		33-73	3-12	22-25	45	17	5	7	12	91